Stability Assessment of Concrete Gravity Dams via Multifidelity Surrogate Models by Rodrigo José de Almeida Torres Filho, Rocio L. Segura, Patrick Paultre

“…When many repetitions of an expensive or time-consuming analysis are needed, simplified models are usually adopted to reduce the cost. …”
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Dairy calves provided with environmental enrichment are more active, playful and have fewer feeding interruptions by Francesca Occhiuto, Jorge A. Vázquez-Diosdado, Matthew Thomas, Emma R. Gayner, Andrew J. King, Jasmeet Kaler

“…This finding indicates for the first time that enrichment may have a lasting effect on calf behaviour and welfare.…”
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Sources of Bias in Common Diagnosis of Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by O. A. Svatkova, A. A. Sheptulin

“…We continuously sampled 80 CIBD histories (44 of ulcerative colitis, UC, and 36 of Crohn’s disease, CD) to estimate the time and nature of first complaints, primary diagnosis, time lapse between the first physician visit and diagnosis and reasons for a late diagnosis.Results. …”
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Microscopic origin of the spatial and temporal precision in biological systems by Anupam Mondal, Anatoly B. Kolomeisky

“…In cell lysis, it is shown that precise timing is due to the coupling of holin protein accumulation and the breakage of the cellular membrane. …”
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On the Issue of Foreign Policy Activities of Buddhists of the USSR in the Context of the Religious Policy of the Soviet State (1950s–1970s) by Alexey V. Gorbatov

“…A number of archival documents are being introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. Conclusions. The institutionalization of Buddhism was carried out under the full control of the Soviet state, but at the same time it contributed to its development and spread, albeit in a limited form in various regions of the country. …”
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The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Western India: A Cross-Sectional Study by Dharti J. Kansagra, Chikitsa D. Amin, Rajendra B. Chauhan

“…To prevent major depression in postpartum, early detection and timely referral are needed.…”
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Evaluation of Paperless Electronic Data Entry and its Comparison with Manual Entry Method for Oral Health Assessment of Adults by Manu Batra, Deeksha Gijwani, Hansika Popli

“…The usability of the paperless entry system was evaluated with the UEQ tool. Results: Time taken to complete adult form was less for PEDES as compared to MEM (P < .001). …”
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A parametric investigation of binaural beats for brain entrainment and enhancing sustained attention by Anastasiia Melnichuk, Robert K. Cooper, Larry W. Hawk

“…Gamma frequency BBs with a low carrier tone and white noise background improved general attention performance but did not reduce the vigilance decrement over time, suggesting BBs may modulate other cognitive aspects rather than sustained focus. …”
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Regulation of adult-born and mature neurons in stress response and antidepressant action in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus by Eri Segi-Nishida, Kanzo Suzuki

“…Elucidating the stress-associated context- and timing-dependent cellular changes and functions in the DG will provide insights into stress-related psychiatric diseases.…”
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DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND THE ROLES OF TRADITIONAL POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS IN PROMOTING PEACE AND SECURITY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF GOMBE STATE. by AHMED MUSA, BASHIR ABDULLAHI, MOHAMMED AUWAL, UMAR MUHAMMAD JUNGUDO

“… The adoption of Western Democracy after independence has come with a lot of changes to the hitherto roles and powers of traditional political institutions of building peace and security generally inNorthern Nigeria and Gombe in particular. Until this time, the Northern Nigerian political traditional institution was no doubt the most powerful and important political institutions that were at the centre of maintaining peace and security of their people. …”
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Socio-Economic Characteristics and Animal Feed Resources of Ruminant Farmers in Katsina State, Nigeria by A. Aruwayo, K.S. Ahmed, I.R. Muhammad

“…Some of the feedstuffs were not available at some periods of the month, a vivid picture of the time of their availability as shown in research could help the farmers to know when these feedstuffs are available and then buy at cheaper price and store for use at the time of scarcity. …”
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Interest Rate and Loan Portfolio Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: Case of Stanbic Bank. by Mwebesa, Samson

“…This can guide customers on the time of loan application as well as during the time of loan portfolio monitoring.…”
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Effect of Teacher Motivation on Pupil’s Performance in Kyanamira Sub-county Kabale District. by Ahimbisibwe, Judith

“…Additionally, 65% of respondents disagreed that teachers received sufficient bonuses for extra work. Regarding the timely payment of salaries, 87% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that teachers were paid on time. …”
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Critical Role and Place of the Church as a Response to Environmental Crisis. by Rugyendo, Medard

“…Globally, the preservation of the environment is very foundational as far as the realization of the Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs) is concerned today. There was a time when people in poorer countries thought that the environmental crisis was not a serious problem for us in developing countries. …”
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Half-wormholes in a supersymmetric SYK model by Stefan Förste, Saurabh Natu

“…Abstract We identify half-wormhole contributions to the non averaged N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 1 supersymmetric SYK model in which time has been reduced to a point. As in previously studied examples, the inclusion of half-wormholes restores factorisation in the large N limit. …”
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The local limit theorem for complex valued sequences: the parabolic case by Coulombel, Jean-François, Faye, Grégory

“…The result applies in probability theory for random walks as well as in numerical analysis for studying the large time behavior of numerical schemes.…”
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Completeness of certain compact Lorentzian locally symmetric spaces by Leistner, Thomas, Munn, Thomas

“…We show that a compact Lorentzian locally symmetric space is geodesically complete if the Lorentzian factor in the local de Rham–Wu decomposition is of Cahen–Wallach type or if the maximal flat factor is one-dimensional and time-like. Our proof uses a recent result by Mehidi and Zeghib and an earlier result by Romero and Sánchez.…”
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Prescribed Fire Size, Patchiness, and Pyrodiversity in the Southeastern United States by Jennifer M. Fill, Raelene M. Crandall

“… This publication aims to provide information on how variation in prescribed fire size and heterogeneity and their impact over time relate to the habitat needs of animals and plants that live in frequently burned savannas. …”
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Floricane Blackberry Pruning Guide for Florida by Muhammad A. Shahid, Ali Sarkhosh

“… This article aims to provide a general overview of growth habits, fruiting patterns, and pruning requirements/timing for county and state Extension faculty, growers, homeowners, and students interested in growing floricane blackberries in Florida. …”
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Usos dos oráculos délficos em Plutarco by Maria Aparecida De Oliveira Silva

“…Since the Ancient Greek period the sanctuary of Delphi has received Greek and Barbarian consultants and records of Roman citizens who appealed to the god Apollo to obtain oracular answers about several subjects are found in the time Plutarch lived. Thus, the purpose of this chapter is to analyze Plutarch's view on the relationship between Greeks and Romans and the oracles of Delphi.…”
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